Comparison

iBeacon Loc vs BeaconSET

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iBeacon Loc

This utility app detects nearby iBeacons and can also transmit your smartphone's signal as an iBeacon with custom identifiers. It offers configurable options for managing beacon signals.

Highlights
  • Detect iBeacons
  • Transmit as an iBeacon
  • User-defined identifiers
  • Configurable utility
Features
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iBeacon Locator is a highly configurable utility application designed to detect iBeacons. It can also make your smartphone transmit as an iBeacon, with user defined identifiers. iBeacon is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

About

BeaconSET

This utility app allows users to scan for and modify the parameters of iBeacons. It provides essential information like UUID and RSSi, and enables adjustments to settings such as UUID, Major, Minor, and Transmission Power.

Highlights
  • Scan for nearby iBeacons
  • View iBeacon common information (UUID, RSSi)
  • Modify iBeacon UUID
  • Modify iBeacon Major and Minor values
  • Adjust Transmission Power
Features
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BeaconSET is an application which will help you scan and modify iBeacons’ parameters. Key Features -Scan for any iBeacons around you -Get iBeacon’s common information, such like UUID, RSSi -Modify iBeacon’s parameters, such like UUID, Major, Minor, Transimission Power, etc.

Screenshots

iBeacon Loc1 screens
BeaconSET2 screens

Verdict

The call

iBeacon Loc and BeaconSET both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of BeaconSET's written reviews are positive against 0% of iBeacon Loc's. iBeacon Loc's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for iBeacon Loc against 3.0 for BeaconSET. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of iBeacon Loc's written reviews are positive against 33% of BeaconSET's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iBeacon Loc versus BeaconSET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBeacon LocBeaconSET
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEurelisYunli-Wuli Network Co., Ltd

Customer experience

iBeacon Loc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BeaconSET

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

iBeacon Loc

No in-app purchases

None

BeaconSET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBeacon Loc free?
iBeacon Loc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeaconSET free?
BeaconSET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBeacon Loc or BeaconSET?
iBeacon Loc and BeaconSET are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do iBeacon Loc or BeaconSET have ads?
Neither iBeacon Loc nor BeaconSET shows ads.

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